Tractor



J. W. BROCKSON TRACTOR Filed June 8, 1921 gam/Ess:

ifm/Wifi( Patented July 10, 1923.

UNITED (STATES Para trice..

JAMES W. BROCKSON, F MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE, ASSGNOR OF NE-HALF T0 P. L.

- MQWHORTER, 0F MIDDLETOXVN, DELAWARE.

TRACTOR.

Application'lcd .Tune 8,v

T0 all'whomz't may concern:

Beit known that I, JAMES W. BRooKsoN,

a Citizen of the United States, residing at Middletown, county `of New Castle and f State of Delaware, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tractors, of which the'following is a full, clear, and exact de` scription, reference being had to 'the accom4 panyng drawings, which form a part of this specification. S

My invention relates to an improvement in tractors for. use in agriculture,y more specifically those for .drawing `plows or similarv implements'where it is ,required to.

k guide the tractor in aparallel line beside an'open furrow. l At present it is usual to `guide the plows by 'running with `one of the forwardsupporting wheels in the last furrow. There are various ways of guiding 'the ytractor and all open to objections which are entirely overcome by my invention.v Sometimes the tractor is run Iwith both 4its wheels on that side running in the last furrow, a means of guiding which is obviously bad, tipping the tractor to kone side'as itv does and running the heavy rear tractor wheel in the soft freshly turned earth. .Another guiding means now in use consists of a forwardly projecting arm which carriesa small wheel traveling ahead of the tractor in the last furrow. This requires considerable power to propel, is constantlyv becoming stuck into and clogged up with earth, so the operator often draws it up outof action and guides his tractor by eye alone.

My invention consists in an extension to the front axle of the tractor adapted to be readily attached on 'the right hand or plow- 40 ing side.y The forward wheel on this side is mounted on this extension, which not only projects it about fourteen inches outside the regular wheel base, or enough to run it in the furrow while the remaining wheels are following parallel lines on the unbroken ground, but also carries the wheel at a lower level, thereby allowing the tractor to run level while still having this forward guiding wheel running in the bottom of the last furrow. l

The extension piece for the axle is made to conform to the turning knuckles of standard makes of tractors, so the wheel may be mounted on it quickly and with its 1921. Serial No. 475,943.

own king-pin. Other advantages of this construction will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art. vI will now proceed with a detailed de-v scription of my invention in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. l represents, in plan, a tractor embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the and wheels. Q K

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view showing in plan a detail of construction.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 isa fragmentary view lshowing 'a modied .form of attachment. 'A

p The tractor a is shown as mounted upon front axle rear wheels b and front wheels .c and d and.

is "provided withI the'usual `draw-bar e for connecting with a gang of plows or other implements it is to pull.

Front wheels c and al are mounted on front axle f which is carried by the frame of the tractor in the usual manner. Knuckles g and 71. are provided with arms i and j which are connected together by the usual tie-rod c.

In Figs. l and 2, wheel c is shown in broken lines in its normal position on the tractor.

m represents an extension piece for the axle having its outer end and hole n similar to the end of axle f, so that it will fit knuckle g and king bolt o of wheel c. The extension is adapted to fit beneath the end of axle f and is provided midway with a hole p in alignment with the old hole of king `bolt 0 in the axle. A bolt 7' passes through these aligned holes and holds the parts firmly together. To prevent turning about this bolt, the inner end of the extension'is provided with means for gripping the axle.

As shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, the extension is provided with two ears s, one adapted to fit on either side of axle f, with overhangs `t which engage the flanges of the axle andv together with bolt 1' hold the extension firmly and immovably clamped to `the axle. This form of attachment is preferable when the axle is of the I section shown, as it is so readily manipulated and there are no small parts to become broken or lost. Other forms of attachment may be used, however, as that shown in Figure 5, where the axle is not of Here the exby which it is will be carried by wheel d. This tends to lead the tractor toward the lett, away from the furrow,` and this tendency holds wheel c more accurately to its line oi travel in the bottom ot' the turrow against the more precipitous side thereof.

The thickness of the axle, vertically, is such that with the extension attached beneath it as described, wheel c is lowered some four or five inches, which is practically the depth of the furrow and allows the tractor torun on all four wheels practically on a level when at -worl{. y

Having now fully describediny invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: y i t i l. In a tractor foruse in plowing, in combination` with the "liront axle and wheels, means to have one .of the guiding wheels run in a line outside of the regular wheel base and at a lower level than the other Wheels, said means. comprising an extension piece with its' outer end formed toreceive the wheel steering knuckle `and its inner end adapted to clamp the axle and bored interinediately to receive a boltdropped through the king-pin holev ofthe axle for firmly securing the extension piecebeneath said axle.

2. ln a tractor for use in plowing, in coinbination with the front axle and Wheels, an extension for the axle adapted to bear a knuckle 'for a. wheel at its end outside or",

and below the lerelof the otherwheels, `aid extension. comprising a unitary member orificed intermediate its ends tor the reception of a bolt. and at its inner end pio vided with ears on either side, said'rears being at ditlerent distances vtroni said oriiice, whereby thel extension may be yapplied to the axle at an angle, an, ear on each1 side thereof, and then turned until the `orifice is in line with the king-pin holeot the axle, in which positionthe ears clampA the axle and hold the extension rigidly thereto.

ln testimony of which inventioin l have hereunto set my hand, at ll/liddletowin'on this second day or' June, 192th t JAMES Vif. BROCKSQN.

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DANniL WV.l

STEVENS.' 

